RE: Like history repeating itself22 Feb 2024 07:30
I guess we are all due our opinions an thats the point of this board. From a personal perspective dividends are a nice way of rewarding shareholders whilst attracting new investors by showing confidence in your company.
I look back at the AGM which was the 22nd of June 2023 an the share price was 31p an rising. Sentiment was really improving with buy backs, dividends being paid an director buy ins..16th June it was really nice to see a TR1 from Joe OFarrell of 133,400 shares leading up to the AGM. The future really did start to look bright with the interim dividend scheduled to be paid on 28th July 2023 of 0.30. This amount was not impressive but a nice gesture. We now know that was the last dividend we would receive despite the mention of another one from Egdon funds at the AGM.
We also saw a record month of buybacks, from the 1st June to the AGM on the 22nd June, with an impressive 2,325,000 Transaction in own shares RNSs. Bizarrely the day after the AGM the buybacks stopped.
A week before the AGM ,14th June, US$16m net revenues were Reached at Wressle wit RNS stating 'The share buy-back and dividend programmes continue'
I am sure everyone left that AGM happy as were shareholders following the events that led up to it. Since that AGM day the share price has near on halved. You may say not a big deal, foggy, but let us see where we are in June 2024 by the next AGM meeting. What rabbits will David pull out the hat by the AGM with shareholders not being rewarded nowhere near what he is with his salary at this moment in time?
To be continued.....